FA confirm ban for key Doncaster Rovers man ahead of Chesterfield clash
Chesterfield’s next opponents Doncaster Rovers will be without a key man when the two sides clash on Saturday.
This weekend’s game will be the first meeting between the two teams since April 2016. The Spireites will be backed by a sold-out away end of 3,000.
Both Rovers and Town are fancied to be challenging for promotion so Saturday presents an early opportunity to get one over each other. Doncaster have had the slightly better start so far, sitting sixth on 13 points, but a win for Chesterfield would take them to within one point of them.
It has all the ingredients to be a thriller, but the hosts will be without key midfielder Harry Clifton after he was sent off against MK Dons last time out. The midfielder collected two yellow cards and was given his marching orders after just 10 minutes, but Rovers still managed a 1-1 draw.
The 26-year-old, who signed in the summer from Grimsby Town after more than 250 appearances, has started six of the seven league games so his absence will be a blow for the home side. Clifton actually scored against the Spireites in a 4-1 win for Grimsby at the SMH Group Stadium in April 2022.
On his midfielder’s sending off, manager Grant McCann told BBC Radio Sheffield: “The first one is a yellow card, I don’t disagree with that, but the second one is a coming together in the middle of the pitch, I thought that one was very harsh. I think the referee will be disappointed when he sees it.”
With it being two bookings, Rovers won’t be able to appeal it, and Clifton’s suspension has been confirmed on the FA website.